Registration will open four weeks prior to the event.

"Analyze"

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Creating Your Own Opportunities:Doing Community Profile and Site Selection Projects:A Guide to Census and other Resources - Online Registration- Rob King, Tom Rohrig, Jake Syma  -- Workshops open for registration four weeks prior to presentation

• 2-3 Learning Outcomes:
• Students will learn how to effectively develop a community profile or site selection report.
• Students will understand what resources are available including, but not limited to, government sources (particularly the Census), commercial resources, etc.
• Students will understand the role of Personal librarians and Southwest Collection Staff in assisting with developing these types of reports.
• Abstract:
• This workshop will provide an overview for doing a community profile or site selection for a specific area or community. Library experts from Business, Government Information, and the Southwest Collection will illustrate how to best use available resources to develop an in-depth community profile or site section report. This workshop will be useful for classes in business, mass media, nursing, history, etc. or any class that needs to do in-depth research on a community or site. Resources will include statistical databases, private/local/state/federal/international statistics, etc. Census information and tools will be emphasized.